Just when we all were heaving a sigh of relief from the Covid Pandemic, the world is hit by another new variant of Corona Virus – OMICRON. According to reports this is more infectious and rapidly transmitted but the jury is still out on whether it is more fatal than the previous variant.
Luckily for the adult population of India most of us are vaccinated barring some morons who are still showing vaccine hesitancy through their warped logics. What is really worrying is the unvaccinated under 18 population of India which is approximately 75 million.
The only reason we were able to bring down corona cases, was the rapid vaccinations of 18+ after the second wave. If not been for the deadly and tragic second wave the Central Government would have gladly exported our share of the vaccines leaving us unprotected and dillydallied on the vaccination drive.
Look at the slow and absolute abysmal vaccination timeline in India:
- 16th January 2021 – Frontline and health workers
- 1st March 2021 – For all above 60 and for 45+ with co-morbidities.
- 1st April 2021 – 45 +
- 1st May 2021 – 18+
It has been 10 months since vaccination started in India but the government is still undecided for our children i.e. population below 18. They have lost out two precious years of their childhood away from schools and friends. While some have returned to school there is always a danger to fall prey to this virus. As a paranoid over-protected parent of 12 year olds I am done with seeing my kids sitting at home and living a life in a bubble. There is no end in sight with this new variant.
World over countries have started vaccinating their children against Covid. How different are our children physiologically from them so as not to be vaccinated?
Why the over dependence on just two vaccines?
If countries can use other vaccines safely for over a year now, why and what is stopping us?
I urge and plead the government to fast track the approval of vaccines for the children and ताकि वोह अपना बचपन फिर से जी सकें !!
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